• February 11, 2024

Reports- DraftKings preparing to lobby; yet to contact key lawmakers in Boston

MassLive is reporting that DraftKings has offered the position of manager of government affairs on its website. The job description includes, “coordination and oversight of multi-state legislative effort,” and “overseeing grassroots efforts and implementing strategy to build grassroots presence.” However, Representative Joe Wagner told Statehouse News Service (subscription) on Thursday that no one has approached him at this point. Mr. Wagner is more than relevant to any discussion of gambling matters in the state as House chairman of the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, and one of the legislators who drafted Massachusetts’ 2011 gambling law.

The lawmaker indicated that the Boston-based DraftKings may become a …

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